Basketball

San Antonio takes on conference foe Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves (40-40, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (21-59, 14th in the Western Conference) Saturday, 4 p.m.

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Suns take on the Lakers, seek 8th straight victory

Phoenix Suns (45-35, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (41-39, seventh in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Lakers -6.

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Atlanta takes on Philadelphia, looks for 4th straight victory

Philadelphia 76ers (52-28, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (41-39, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

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Orlando travels to Brooklyn for conference matchup

Orlando Magic (34-46, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (44-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nets -11.

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Lillard, Trail Blazers to visit Westbrook, Clippers

Portland Trail Blazers (33-47, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (42-38, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m.

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Paul makes 7 3s, Suns beat Nuggets for 7th straight win

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul made a career-high seven 3-pointers and the Phoenix Suns won their season-best seventh game in a row, holding off the short-handed Denver Nuggets 119-115 on Thursday night.

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Thunder beat Jazz 114-98, strengthen play-in hopes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City strengthened their hopes of reaching the play-in tournament with a 114-98 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Thursday night. “We were aware of the situation.

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Heat rout 76ers 129-99, keep alive hopes of East No. 6 seed

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro each scored 24 points and the Miami Heat kept alive their hopes of avoiding the NBA’s play-in tournament with a 129-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

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Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro help Heat rout 76ers 129-101

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro each scored 24 points and the Miami Heat kept alive their hopes of avoiding the NBA's play-in tournament with a 129-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

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Bates-Diop leads Spurs past Blazers in inaugural Austin game

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop had 25 points, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson added 24 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 129-127 on Thursday night in the first NBA game in Texas’ capital ci

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